J.B. Pritzker signs the state budget and legislation related to a graduated income tax in ... [+] Illinois, during a bill signing Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Thompson Center in Chicago. Or preserving, in the state pension plans, the 3% fixed annual cost-of-living increases, and unreduced retirement as early as age 55*? The Chicago Tribune today featured as its lead editorial: “Why aren’t adults with developmental disabilities getting community care faster? Short answer: It’s Illinois.”This was a follow up to a report on Tuesday, “Why adults with developmental disabilities are waiting seven years, or longer, for programs they need to live on their own.“ which reported that“[N]early 20,000 people with developmental disabilities in Illinois . (See the Wirepoints calculation and the Illinois Policy Institute calculation; a similar calculation by the Civic Federation placed the figure at 20% based only on pension contributions.)

Source: Forbes December 05, 2019 17:26 UTC